Times, days, and dates

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Tell the time

Use a number followed by 点 for the hour. 三点 is three o’clock. 半 after the hour means half past: 三点半. Two o’clock is normally 两点.

现在几点？ asks the current time. A time expression is enough for a short reply; you do not need to translate every word of the English “It is…”.

Move from large to small

Date expressions run from larger units to smaller ones: year, month, day. 三月八号 is March 8. In everyday speech 号 is common for the day of the month; 日 is frequent in formal written dates.

Monday through Saturday use 星期 plus one through six. Sunday is 星期天 or 星期日. 星期几？ asks which day of the week.

Put time before the verb

Time can appear before the subject or after it, but usually comes before the verb: 我们明天见 or 明天我们见. Do not copy the English habit of routinely placing every time phrase at the end.

Combine larger and smaller time units: 明天下午三点, tomorrow afternoon at three. This helps the listener find the day before the hour.

Lesson vocabulary

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Practice questions

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